Lazio hosted Trabzonspor in their Europa League match at the Stadio Olimpico.
Both sides were already assured of a place in the last 32, but Lazio needed a win in order to top the group.
The hosts dominated but failed to find the breakthrough and the game finished goalless, with Trabzonspor progressing to the knockout stages as group winners.
Read how the action unfolded below.
Good evening and welcome to Sports Mole’s live text commentary of the Europa League match between Lazio and Trabzonspor at the Stadio Olimpico.
LAZIO XI: Berisha, Cavanda, Novaretti, Biava, Radu, Ledesma, Onazi, Felipe Anderson, Keita, Ederson, Floccari
TRABZONSPOR XI: Kivrak, Bosingwa, Yumlu, Bamba, Demir, Colman, Adin, Olcan Adin, Malouda, Alanzinho, Paulo Henrique
LAZIO SUBS: Marchetti, Ciani, Biglia, Hernanes, Lulic, Candreva, Klose
TRABZONSPOR SUBS: Ozturk, Erdogan, Yavru, Mierzejewski, Abdulkadir Ozdemir, Gural, Janko
If tonight’s game is anything like the last time these two teams met, then we will be in for a treat. On that occasion, the match finished in a 3-3 draw, with Sergio Floccari scoring two goals for Lazio in the last five minutes to earn them a point.
KICKOFF! We are underway at the Stadio Olimpico.
It has been a scrappy start to the game with both teams giving away the ball cheaply and unable to string a number of passes together.
The away side do well to get deep into Lazio's half, but they wait too long and are unable to deliver the ball into the box.
Lazio burst forward and give the Trabzonspor defence some worrying moments after Cavanda delivers a fine cross into the box, but they manage to scramble it clear.
Malouda has the first chance for the away side, as he picks the ball up 25 yards out from goal, before firing in a low effort, that the keeper does well to hold onto.
Henrique burts through the Lazio defence, and manages to evade a couple of tackles, before seeing his strike blocked by the defence.
This game is incredibly open and there is acres of space available in the midfield. Both sides have started positively and are looking to attack at every opportunity.
Trabzonspor are enjoying a decent spell of possession at the moment and are confidently playing it around the Lazio midfielders.
CHANCE! A good passage of play from the home side ends in Ederson hammering in a long range shot, but it is hit straight at Kıvrak who collects the ball.
Cavanda has looked lively down the left hand side for Lazio, and he has delivered a number of decent crosses already, that the away side have managed to deal with.
Ederson looks to burst forward and is brought down by Akgun. Lazio will have a free kick 25 yards out from goal in a central position.
Ederson takes the free kick and fires it in low, but again it is too close to the keeper who gathers the ball with ease.
YELLOW CARD! Aykut gives away a free kick for a foul on Ederson and is booked this time. It is another promising set piece situation for the hosts.
Again Lazio waste the free kick, as Ledesma plays a low ball into the box that fails to beat the first man.
Ledesma picks up the ball on the right hand side and delivers a teasing ball into the box, but Kivrak is alert and off his line quickly to claim.
Trabzonspor win a free kick in the Lazio half, which Adın takes, but his effort fails to find anyone in the middle and travels all the way through to Berisha.
Anderson goes on a wonderful solo run, gliding through the midfield, but as he reaches the edge of the box, he attempts to backheel the ball into the path of Floccari, with the defence managing to intercept.
It is extremely untidy at the moment, with a number of passes from each side going astray. There are a few more fouls creeping into the game, which are disrupting the flow.
YELLOW CARD! Biava picks up a booking for a late challenge on Yumlu.
Cavanda has put in some fine deliveries this evening, and this time he bends a brilliant ball into the box from the right hand side, that Floccari connects with, but he can't engineer enough power to trouble the keeper.
Keita picks up the ball on the left hand side, before cutting inside and attempting a strike on goal, that goes well wide of the target.
Lazio win a corner as Edersen bursts down the left hand side and sees his low cross put behind.
CHANCE! Lazio should be ahead! The corner is played in by Keita, and Floccari meets it in the air, but he somehow directs the ball wide of the goal.
Lazio put together a good passing move and the ball is played into the path of Edersen on the edge of the area, however he takes his time to get the shot away, and the defence manage to clear.
CHANCE! Lazio win another corner and come agonizingly close to scoring again! The set piece is delivered to the back post and headed back across with Ederson attempting an acrobatic effort that goes just wide.
HALF-TIME: Lazio 0-0 Trabzonspor
It is goalless at half time between Lazio and Trabzonspor, and up until the final five minutes of the half, there wasn't too much excitement. The home side came close from two corners, but they were unable to make their chances count.
As things stand, Trabzonspor are heading through to the last 32 in first place, with Lazio following them behind in second. The home side are two points behind their opponents and must win this game to top the group.
Lazio's best threat in the first half came from Cavanda who put some great deliveries into the box, which their attacking players were unable to make the most of. They will need to find more of a cutting edge in the final third to grab a goal tonight.
Trabzonspor will certainly be the happier of the two sides and their manager will be hoping for more of the same in the second half. They did start to give away some silly free kicks late on in the half, and will need to keep their discipline in the closing stages of this game.
The teams are making their way out of the tunnel and it shouldn't be long until the action recommences here.
We are back underway!
Lazio are looking to impose themselves on this game and have enjoyed plenty of possession, but as yet, they have been unable to work any decent openings.
Anderson gets to the byline down the left hand side after a strong run, but his delivery into the middle is struck too close to the keeper.
Lazio are starting to prise their opponents open, and the ball breaks to Ederson on the edge of the area, who then fires in low effort that the keeper does well to hold onto.
The hosts win a free kick in a good position deep inside their opponents half, but Ledesma's delivery is poor and Kivrak comes out to claim.
The home fans are starting to get restless, and they let their frustrations show when a move between Anderson and Floccari breaks down.
Lazio look short on ideas at the moment and it wouldn't be a surprise if the manager was considering making a change shortly.
SUBSTITUTION: Just as I say that, they make the change! Candreva is on and replaces Anderson.
YELLOW CARD! Demir is booked for the visitors after bringing down Candreva.
The home side put together a good move down the right hand side, but are wasteful yet again when they are given the chance to cross.
Trabzonspor have kept hold of the ball for the past couple of minutes as they look to ease the pressure on their defence.
SUBSTITUTION: The visitors make a change, as Erdogan replaces Alanzinho.
SUBSTITUTION: Lazio also change things around, with Hernanes coming on for Onazi.
YELLOW CARD! Erdogan picks up a deserved booking for a lunging tackle on Cavanda by the corner flag.
Candreva takes the resulting free kick, but it is poor and the delivery is straight into the keepers gloves.
Lazio nearly have a big chance, as Floccari gets on the end of a long ball into the box, but it wouldn't drop early enough for him to hit, and by the time he goes for goal, the defence are able to block.
Klose is getting stripped off and it shouldn't be too long before we see him on the pitch.
Yumlu is lucky not to pick up a yellow card for bringing down Candreva as he looked to break forward.
SUBSTITUTION: Klose is on the pitch now and he has replaced Ederson.
Candreva has a glimpse of the goal as he meets a cross form the left, but his effort doesn't come close to troubling the keeper.
Klose nearly gets a chance to showcase his aerial prowess, but Candreva's delivery is slightly over his head.
The away side haven't come under too much pressure in this half, which is surprising considering Lazio need to win the game in order to top the group.
Trabzonspor give away a cheap corner as the ball is played back far too strongly for Kivrak to keep in, but Lazio fail to make anything from the set piece.
YELLOW CARD! Radu is booked for bringing down Adin on the edge of the box, and he is lucky not to see a Red card, as it looked like he was the last man.
SUBSTITUTION: The visitors make a change as Gural comes on for Henrique.
Lazio have pushed a number of players forward in search of a goal, but the away defence have stood firm and cleared the ball whenever it has come close to their box.
We are going to have four minutes of stoppage time.
YELLOW CARD! Candreva is booked for the home side, after a foul on Demir.
Klose does brilliantly to get to the byline and pull the ball back across the box, before it is cleared by the away side for a corner.
The delivery fails to beat the first man after a disappointing cross.
Trabzonspor have the ball where they want it, by the corner flag in the Lazio half. They just need to keep hold of the ball and they top the group.
FULL-TIME: Lazio 0-0 Trabzonspor
The game is over and Trabzonspor have claimed the point they needed to top the group. They produced a polished defensive display to gain a memorable result at the Stadio Olimpico. Lazio will feel disappointed at the lack of clear cut chances they created, after failing to make the breakthrough.
That's all we've got time for here. Please stay with us at Sports Mole as we bring you the results from all of tonight's Europa League matches, but from me, it's goodbye!
Written by
Alex Meyers
Alex Meyers
